Guillem Balague believes the forward is considering a switch next summer

But Jose Mourinho missed out on the Atletico Madrid star as the Spanish side’s transfer ban led to him extending his contract in the capital.

United instead turned to £75million hotshot Romelu Lukaku to fill the void left by the injury to Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Despite the deal falling through this year, Balague claims that the door is still open to Griezmann moving to Old Trafford in 2018.

And he added that the 26-year-old is already considering his options ahead of next season.

Balague told Sky Sports: “He is with a team which has played in Champions League finals and also won the league recently – more recently than Manchester United – so he is already at one of the top teams in Europe.

“He is playing with the fans and he will continue to do that with teasing messages but it is quite clear he will consider a move to Old Trafford next summer.